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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 16, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-d <br /> SUBJECT: North Carolina State Clearinghouse Request for Intergovernmental Review of <br /> Proposed Private Crossing Closures with the North Carolina Railroad <br /> (NCRR)/Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Comprehensive Planning Division <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. 9/21/2012 Letter from NCDOT Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245- <br /> Regarding Proposed Crossing 2592 <br /> Closures and Solicitation for Scoping Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br /> Comments Supervisor, 245-2579 <br /> (Includes Figures 1, 2, and 3 as Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land <br /> Referenced in the Letter) Use Planner, 245-2567 <br /> 2. DRAFT Letter to NCDOT with <br /> Comments Regarding Proposed <br /> Private Railroad Crossing Closures <br /> PURPOSE: To receive information on the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> (NCDOT) proposal to close private North Carolina Railroad (NCRR)/Norfolk Southern (NS) <br /> Railway crossings at Gordon Thomas Drive, Greenbriar Drive and Byrdsville Road in Orange <br /> County, and consider a letter submitting scoping comments related to the project. <br /> BACKGROUND: As part of the North Carolina State Clearinghouse Intergovernmental Review <br /> process, the Planning and Inspections Department has received a solicitation for scoping <br /> comments from the NCDOT with regard to the proposed private crossing closures with the <br /> North Carolina (NCRR)/Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway crossings at Gordon Thomas Drive (TIP <br /> No. P-44051), Greenbriar Drive (TIP No. P-4405J), and Byrdsville Road (TIP No. P-4405K) in <br /> Orange County (See Attachment 1 with Attachments 1-1 throuqh 1-3, as received from <br /> NCDOT). <br /> This railroad track is part of the Southeast High Speed Rail corridor (SEHSR), which when <br /> complete will provide high speed passenger rail service between Washington, DC and <br /> Charlotte, NC. These three private road rail crossings were identified in NCDOT's Private <br /> Crossing Safety Initiative (PCSI) report (2003/updated 2009). This report proposes safety <br /> improvements along the Raleigh to Charlotte "Sealed Corridor" that close private road crossings <br /> where feasible and protect the remaining open private crossings with crossbucks, automatic <br /> flashers and gates, signals and/or locking gates. <br /> NCDOT has requested that Orange County provide scoping comments consisting of any <br /> information that would be helpful for evaluating potential community and environmental impacts <br />